dintojra
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish דין־תּורה (din-toyre), from Hebrew דִּין תּוֹרָה (din torá, “Torah law”), from תּוֹרָה (torá, “Torah, instruction, teaching”) and דִּין (din, “law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dinˈtɔj.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔjra
- Syllabification: din‧toj‧ra
Noun
dintojra f
- (Judaism, law) a rabbinical court that resolves civil disputes between Jews
- (Warsaw, colloquial) kangaroo court
- 1933, Karol Irzykowski, Benjaminek[1]:
- Dintojra literacka w Ziemiańskiej to żadna kuźnia myśli, tylko giełda rang, targowisko próżności.
- The literary dintojra in Ziemiańska is not a forge of ideas, but an exchange of ranks, a marketplace of vanities.
Declension
Declension of dintojra
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dintojra | dintojry |
| genitive | dintojry | dintojr |
| dative | dintojrze | dintojrom |
| accusative | dintojrę | dintojry |
| instrumental | dintojrą | dintojrami |
| locative | dintojrze | dintojrach |
| vocative | dintojro | dintojry |